Realistic Expectations & Overcoming Adversity - with Andy Shlensky - The A-Parently Podcast #9

We expect a lot out of our kids. Don't we?How many of those expectations do we communicate with them?How honest are we about our intentions behind those expectations?What steps do we have in place to help kids rise to those expectations?Andy Shlensky, owner and director of North Star Camp, joins the A-Parently podcast to help unpack the complexities around how expectations, when communicated clearly, are a powerful tool to help kids succeed in the world of adversities that they will inevitably face.-"Andy Shlensky is the owner and director of North Star Camp in Hayward, Wisconsin, as well as the co-owner and managing partner of The Road Less Traveled, a service and adventure travel company for teens, and Bubbles Academy, an early childhood arts integrated education center in Chicago. He decided to pursue a career in youth development and camping when he was a Counselor-in-Training at North Star. After graduating from Northwestern University, he became the boys camp director at a co-ed camp in Western Massachusetts before returning to North Star in 2010 to run the camp he grew up loving. Andy believes strongly in using experiential and outdoor education to endow future generations with the confidence, character, and life skills to go out and make a difference in the world. Andy is on the National Board of the American Camp Association and the board of the Midwest Association of Independent Camps. He works closely with several non-profit organizations including the Camp for All Kids Foundation, 4-Star Fellowship and Whole Child Arts. When not at camp or traveling, Andy lives in Chicago with his daughter Laney."The A-Parently Podcast is made possible by the following incredible North American Summer Camps:Birch Trail Camp for GirlsCheley Colorado CampsLiberty Lake Day CampNorth Star Camp for BoysCamp Wawenock for Girls